John Nack on Adobe » CS6http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack
Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:42:26 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3Photoshop CS6 update availablehttp://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/11/photoshop-cs6-update-available.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/11/photoshop-cs6-update-available.html#commentsMon, 11 Nov 2013 19:12:30 +0000https://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=10359If you’re using Photoshop CS6, you can grab an update that squashes a handful of bugs. This is for folks using the perpetual license option; if you’re using Creative Cloud, you can of course upgrade to Photoshop CC.
]]>http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/11/photoshop-cs6-update-available.html/feed13Adobe Configurator 4 for Photoshop, InDesign releasedhttp://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/07/adobe-configurator-4-for-photoshop-id-released.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/07/adobe-configurator-4-for-photoshop-id-released.html#commentsTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:18:53 +0000https://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=9667Streamlining complex apps isn’t easy, but it can pay off hugely.

That’s why we created Adobe Configurator, the tool for creating your own custom panels that can be shared & saved as workspaces in Photoshop and InDesign. This was my pet project for a long time, and I’m pleased to say that Configurator 4 is now available. It helps you easily roll your own panels for both CS6 and CC versions of PS/ID.

Configurator 4 is compatible with Photoshop CC and CS6, and InDesign CS6; supports new features and automatic conversion of existing panels. The latest release supports the new Adobe Exchange. To distribute and share panels you create in Configurator with other Creative Cloud and Creative Suite 6 users. The Configurator 4 release offers these new features:

Support for Creative Cloud: With this release, you can create panels for Photoshop CC, as well as for Photoshop CS6 and InDesign CS6.

Automatic Conversion: The automatic conversion feature has been extended, so that if you open a CS5.x panel for Photoshop, you can convert it to either the CS6 or CC version.

Open extensions from a panel: A new widget allows your user to open other Adobe Application Extensions from your panel. You must provide the ID of the extension to open.

New scripting functionality: The HTML widget now has enhanced scripting capabilities that allow you to open other extensions and call into the ExtendScript DOM of the host application.

Hi-DPI support: You can create panels that will run in high resolution on Apple Retina™ Displays.

Are you using Configurator or panels made with it? If so I’d love to see what you’ve created & to hear how you’d like these technologies to evolve.

]]>http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/04/crafty-content-aware-move-techniques-from-russell-brown.html/feed0Photoshop CS6 by the numbershttp://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/03/photoshop-cs6-by-the-numbers.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/03/photoshop-cs6-by-the-numbers.html#commentsTue, 19 Mar 2013 15:42:05 +0000http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=8800The team celebrates reaching 5 million Facebook fans via this little 1-minute video. (The 601 cases of beer sounds about right, but I can’t believe they omitted a stat about all the Don Julio consumption.)

]]>http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/03/photoshop-cs6-by-the-numbers.html/feed05 Reasons to Use Layer Groups in Photoshophttp://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/03/5-reasons-to-use-layer-groups-in-photoshop.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/03/5-reasons-to-use-layer-groups-in-photoshop.html#commentsTue, 05 Mar 2013 17:05:51 +0000http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=8739Did you know you can put multiple strokes on a layer in CS6? Julieanne Kost provides a quick tour of the neat things you can do with layer groups these days.

]]>http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/03/5-reasons-to-use-layer-groups-in-photoshop.html/feed11Camera Raw 7.4 Release Candidate now availablehttp://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/02/camera-raw-7-4-release-candidate-now-available.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/02/camera-raw-7-4-release-candidate-now-available.html#commentsTue, 26 Feb 2013 02:32:04 +0000https://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=8682Camera Raw 7.4 and DNG Converter 7.4 Release Candidates are now available on Adobe Labs. (Remember, release candidates are versions that we think should be ready for use, but which still need a bit more testing & are being offered as public previews.) This release includes bug fixes, new camera support, and new lens profiles.

]]>http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/02/new-russell-brown-textures-for-creative-cloud-members.html/feed30Editing the Rock: Behind the scenes of a Super Bowl adhttp://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/02/editing-the-rock-behind-the-scenes-of-a-super-bowl-ad.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/02/editing-the-rock-behind-the-scenes-of-a-super-bowl-ad.html#commentsMon, 11 Feb 2013 16:06:30 +0000https://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=8557Remember that Super Bowl ad I mentioned having been edited in Premiere Pro? Over on Studio Daily editor Adam Pertofsky talks about working with ProRes in CS6:

“I had tried it out on two other jobs and decided to just jump in and go for it,” he says. “When Final Cut X came out, I tried working with it for a while, but it just doesn’t do what I need it to do. After my engineering guys here suggested I try Premiere, I started to play with it and it seemed very familiar to me, right from the get-go.”

“It’s probably the most responsive of all the nonlinear editing software that I’ve used… The trimming tool alone made this particular job a breeze because I could instantly see where all my ins and outs were. I also love not having to render any more.”

The piece talks about other aspects of the shoot & edit, too—not just about software.

And that shirt of Al’s. Man, that shirt… Wow. Can’t unsee. It has occasioned *way* too much internal discussion, with promises/threats to buy him the Mountain Men’s 10 Kittens Tee. (Review: “When I wear clothes with kittens, I require a much higher kitten-per-inch-of-shirt count than you’ve offered here. Can not recommend.”)

Here’s a how-to on mastering Photoshop from a web design perspective. From creating layouts for desktop and mobile, using color, text and exporting images and color palettes when needed, join us to see the power of Photoshop for web designers. And with the new update to Photoshop CS6 for Creative Cloud, members even have the ability to export CSS!

]]>http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/01/demoqa-this-friday-photoshop-for-web-design.html/feed3Demo: Conditional actions in Photoshop CS6http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/01/demo-conditional-actions-in-photoshop-cs6.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/01/demo-conditional-actions-in-photoshop-cs6.html#commentsTue, 08 Jan 2013 16:13:41 +0000http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=8258Years ago, Jeff Schewe promised to buy me dinner if I could get support for conditional actions (i.e. simple automation that can feature if/then-type support) into Photoshop. We snuck it into ImageReady, but it took until now (the recent CS6 update for Creative Cloud members) for Photoshop to get this welcome feature. Here’s a quick demo:
]]>http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2013/01/demo-conditional-actions-in-photoshop-cs6.html/feed32CS6: Photoshop 13.0.3/13.1.1 Updates Now Availablehttp://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/12/cs6-photoshop-13-0-313-1-1-updates-now-available.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/12/cs6-photoshop-13-0-313-1-1-updates-now-available.html#commentsThu, 20 Dec 2012 13:40:30 +0000https://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/?p=8312Jeff Tranberry writes,

Today we released Photoshop update version 13.0.3 (for Mac Perpetual customers) and version 13.1.1 (for Creative Cloud Members, Mac and Windows), resolving the following bugs:

Certain PSD files fail to open when they have layer FX applied to layers

The application crashes when opening certain EPS files

On Retina machines, the application crashes when the Navigator panel is displayed in some workspaces

To get the update, from within Photoshop choose Help > Updates, causing the Adobe Application Manager to launch. Select Adobe Photoshop CS6 and choose Update.

Improved 3D effects: Save time and steps with improved live (OpenGL) previews of shadow effects as well as reflection roughness and refraction. Also, get more control over illumination by using a 32-bit color picker to create amazing glow effects.